CHAPTER 43

ARIA.

I tasted the bitter liquid before opening my eyes. My vision was blurry but I could still make out Adrian feeding me the liquid, his hand supporting my neck in an upright position, so I wouldn't choke. I closed my eyes and opened my mouth wider, eagerly taking the antidote, supressing the urge to gag out from how bad it tasted.

Adrian laid my head back on the propped pillows and silently watched me, the expression on his face unreadable but I could feel how worried he was. I sighed out as I felt the antidote cool my passage way and calm my churning stomach. The relief started kicking in immediately. My legs stopped shaking, my nausea calmed down and the pounding in my head reduced drastically.

I peeled my eyes open and this time, there was no burning sensation in my eyes as a result of the light that flooded the room. The images i could see were no more blury but very much visible. My eyes landed on Adrian, who had his eyes on the small bottle in his hands, his mind far away in